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Deaths by Force on November 17

633 open cases in our database happened on November 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (450)

Daesean Hill - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Daesean Hill

Male, age 8 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Nov 17, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the East New York section of Brooklyn, a tragic shooting on November 17, 2003, claimed the life of eight-year-old Daesean Hill. The young boy, known as 'Dae-Dae,' was walking home from school with his stepfather, Stelly Chisolm, his five-year-old brother…

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Domingo Gonzales - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Domingo Gonzales

Male, age 25 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Nov 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 17, 2002, a chaotic scene unfolded on the streets of Portland, Oregon, that would end in the tragic death of 25-year-old Domingo Lee Gonzales, a Hispanic male. At approximately 4:31 a.m., police responded to reports of a…

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Domingo Lee Gonzales - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Domingo Lee Gonzales

Male, age 25 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Nov 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 17, 2002, a tragic and violent event unfolded in Portland, Oregon, leading to the death of 25-year-old Hispanic male, Domingo Lee Gonzales. The incident, which has since become a cold case, began at approximately 4:31…

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Eliseo Rodriguez Moreno - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Eliseo Rodriguez Moreno

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Nov 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

Eliseo Rodriguez Moreno, a 28-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on November 17, 2002, in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Moreno was fatally shot, marking a violent end to…

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Alejandra Maria Bonilla-Ventura - Cypress Park, California
Death by Force

Alejandra Maria Bonilla-Ventura

Female, age 1 · Cypress Park, California
Killed Nov 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

On November 17, 2002, tragedy struck a quiet pocket of Northeast Los Angeles when one-year-old Alejandra Maria Bonilla-Ventura lost her life. The female infant, identified as Hispanic, died under circumstances that prompted authorities to initiate a homicide…

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Silvia Lango Rivera-Santos - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Silvia Lango Rivera-Santos

Female, age 35 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Nov 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

Silvia Lango Rivera-Santos was 35 years old when she died on Sunday, November 17, 2002, in Boyle Heights. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 2726 1/2 Whittier Blvd. Her death was ruled…

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Myrna Spuehler - Redding, California
Death by Force

Myrna Spuehler

Female, age 35 · Redding, California
Killed Nov 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

On November 17, 2000, the Redding Police Department investigated a robbery and subsequent murder on Cheryl Dr. in Redding. Myrna Lynn Spuehler, thirty-five years of age was killed inside her residence during what appeared to be a robbery taking place at the…

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Charles Armistead Crow Jr. - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Charles Armistead Crow Jr.

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Nov 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

Charles Armistead Crow Jr. was 54 years old when he died on Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, in Playa Vista, on the Westside of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at a location…

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Henry Lueras - Belen, New Mexico
Death by Force

Henry Lueras

Male, age 20 · Belen, New Mexico
Killed Nov 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

Henry Lueras, 20, male, Hispanic/Latino, died on November 17, 1999, in Belen, New Mexico, the victim of gun violence. His name appears in community memorial records for those lost to firearms that day in Belen, and burial records place him at Our Lady of…

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John A Moody - Springfield, Missouri
Death by Force

John A Moody

Male, age 23 · Springfield, Missouri
Killed Nov 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the autumn of 1998, the discovery of a body floating in the Conco Quarry in Springfield, Missouri, began a tragic mystery that remains unsolved to this day. On the morning of November 17, 1998, police were called to 1111 E. Trafficway after reports of a…

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Betty Everett - Columbus, Mississippi
Death by Force

Betty Everett

Female, age 67 · Columbus, Mississippi
Killed Nov 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the quiet city of Columbus, Mississippi, a palpable fear gripped the community in the late 1990s as a series of brutal and unsolved murders unfolded, preying on the community's elderly residents. Among the victims was 67-year-old Betty Everett, a female…

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William Douglas Glover Jr. - Ashtabula, Ohio
Death by Force

William Douglas Glover Jr.

Male, age 30 · Ashtabula, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

Patrolman William Douglas Glover Jr., aged 30, was shot and killed on November 17, 1997, while pursuing a robbery suspect in Ashtabula, Ohio. Glover, who had served with the Ashtabula Police Department for only six months, observed the suspect and approached…

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Dawn Shaver - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Death by Force

Dawn Shaver

Female, age 25 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Killed Nov 17, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the autumn of 1995, the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was gripped by a chilling series of events that saw several women brutally murdered and discarded. Among them was Dawn Marie Shaver, a 25-year-old Caucasian woman whose life was cut tragically short.…

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Joseph William Bonno, IV - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Joseph William Bonno, IV

Male · San Diego, California
Found Nov 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

On November 17, 1992, 24-year-old Joseph William Bonno, IV, was found shot to death in the parking lot of his apartment complex at 10940 Scripps Ranch Blvd in San Diego. He had reportedly been taking out the trash and possibly went to check on his car when he…

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Ruby Dardeen - Ina, Illinois
Death by Force

Ruby Dardeen

Female, age 130 · Ina, Illinois
Killed Nov 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

On November 18, 1987, 30‑year‑old Ruby Elaine Dardeen—who went by Elaine—was found brutally beaten to death at her mobile home outside Ina, Illinois. Elaine, a White female, was seven months pregnant at the time. The violence inflicted was so traumatic that…

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Peter Dardeen - Ina, Illinois
Death by Force

Peter Dardeen

Male, age 3 · Ina, Illinois
Killed Nov 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

Peter Dardeen, a three-year-old boy, was brutally killed along with his family on November 18, 1987, in Ina, Illinois. This tragic incident, often referred to as the "Dardeen family murders," remains one of the most disturbing and unsolved murder cases in the…

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Russell Keith Dardeen - Ina, Illinois
Death by Force

Russell Keith Dardeen

Male, age 29 · Ina, Illinois
Killed Nov 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

On 18 November 1987, 29-year-old male victim Russell Keith Dardeen failed to appear for his shift at the Rend Lake water-treatment plant. When deputies entered his beige-and-white trailer outside Ina, Illinois, they discovered a scene of staggering brutality…

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John Robertson - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

John Robertson

Male, age 31 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Nov 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the line of duty, Phoenix Police Officer John A. Robertson, a 31-year-old male, was fatally shot on November 17, 1984. At the time of his death, he had been with the police department for eight years and was working an off-duty security job at the Sixpence…

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Sal Munoz - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Sal Munoz

Male, age 36 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Nov 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of November 17, 1984, the life of Sal Munoz, a 36-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. Munoz was in the parking lot of a 7-11 convenience store, situated on the 1500 block of South Broadway, when he was…

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Ursula Houser - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Ursula Houser

Female, age 42 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Nov 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

On November 17, 1984, the body of 42-year-old Ursula Houser was discovered in an alleyway near Highland Avenue and D Street in San Bernardino, California. The circumstances surrounding her death were both tragic and horrifying. Ursula had been shot twice from…

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William Everette Digger Lane - Ludlow, California
Death by Force

William Everette Digger Lane

Male, age 20 · Ludlow, California
Killed Nov 17, 1980 · 46 years ago

In November 1980, skeletal remains of two individuals were discovered in a shallow grave in a remote part of the Mojave Desert near Ludlow, California. One of the victims was identified as William Everette Lane, a 19-year-old male at the time of his death.…

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Pamela Dianne Duffey - Ludlow, California
Death by Force

Pamela Dianne Duffey

Female, age 21 · Ludlow, California
Killed Nov 17, 1980 · 46 years ago

Pamela Dianne Duffey, a 21-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased in a shallow grave in the Mojave Desert near Ludlow, California, in November 1980. Her remains were discovered alongside those of William Everette Lane, a 20-year-old male. Both victims…

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Evan Bailey - Vineland, New Jersey
Death by Force

Evan Bailey

Male, age 9 · Vineland, New Jersey
Killed Nov 17, 1980 · 46 years ago

In a heart-wrenching turn of events that shattered a community, nine-year-old Evan Bailey, a young male, vanished from a parking lot in Vineland, New Jersey, on November 17, 1980. What began as a child's afternoon of play spiraled into a desperate search when…

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George Jensen - Bloomington, Minnesota
Death by Force

George Jensen

Male, age 61 · Bloomington, Minnesota
Killed Nov 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the quiet mobile home community on Lyndale Avenue South in Bloomington, Minnesota, a sense of unease began to grow among the neighbors of George Daniel Jensen. The 61-year-old Caucasian male, a veteran of World War II, was a familiar and well-liked figure…

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Ronald Leon Duplechain - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Ronald Leon Duplechain

Male, age 27 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Nov 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the city of New Orleans on November 17, 1979, Ronald Leon Duplechain, a 27-year-old male New Orleans Police Department patrolman, found himself in a fatal confrontation while off-duty. Duplechain, a United States military veteran who had served on the…

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Christos Rouses - Lowell, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Christos Rouses

Male, age 53 · Lowell, Massachusetts
Killed Nov 17, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in Lowell, Massachusetts, November 17, 1978, a veteran police officer’s shift was nearing its end. Christos Rouses, a 53-year-old White/Caucasian male, was assisting with a fire on Princeton Boulevard when a call came in about a silent…

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Daniel Davis - Speedway, Indiana
Death by Force

Daniel Davis

Male, age 16 · Speedway, Indiana
Killed Nov 17, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the quiet town of Speedway, Indiana, a horrific crime in November 1978 shattered the community's sense of security and left a lasting scar. The life of 16-year-old Daniel Roy 'Danny' Davis, a white male, was tragically cut short in what became chillingly…

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Ruth Ellen Shelton - Speedway, Indiana
Death by Force

Ruth Ellen Shelton

Female, age 18 · Speedway, Indiana
Killed Nov 17, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a crisp autumn evening in 1978, seventeen-year-old Ruth Ellen Shelton was working a shift at the Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana, a night that would tragically be her last. An honor roll student with dreams of becoming a computer scientist, she was…

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Jimmie White Buffalo - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Jimmie White Buffalo

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Nov 17, 1978 · 48 years ago

Jimmie White Buffalo, a 34-year-old Native American man, was found dead on November 17, 1978, in Los Angeles, California. His body was discovered in a parking lot, having been stabbed repeatedly in the upper torso with a long-bladed knife. The brutal nature…

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Sheila Cole - Mcclure, Illinois
Death by Force

Sheila Cole

Female, age 21 · Mcclure, Illinois
Killed Nov 17, 1977 · 49 years ago

Sheila Ellen Cole, a 21-year-old woman from McClure, Illinois, tragically lost her life on November 17, 1977. Sheila was the daughter of Harold Lee Cole and Naomi Frances Wood Cole. She was born on September 15, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheila's life was…

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Dana Baade - Larchwood, Iowa
Death by Force

Dana Baade

Female, age 14 · Larchwood, Iowa
Killed Nov 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a cool autumn evening, November 17, 1973, fourteen-year-old Dana Baade, a white male, joined his older brother and their friends for what was meant to be a night of camaraderie around a campfire at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Iowa, just across the…

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Michael Hadrath - Larchwood, Iowa
Death by Force

Michael Hadrath

Male, age 15 · Larchwood, Iowa
Killed Nov 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a cool autumn evening on November 17, 1973, 15-year-old Michael Hadrath, a Caucasian male, joined his friends for a gathering around a campfire at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve, just across the border from their hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The…

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Stewart Baade - Larchwood, Iowa
Death by Force

Stewart Baade

Male, age 18 · Larchwood, Iowa
Killed Nov 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a crisp autumn evening, November 17, 1973, 18-year-old Caucasian male Stewart Baade, from Larchwood, Iowa, embarked on a camping trip with his younger brother and friends at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve, a place known for its serene landscape just across…

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Paula Hamric - Titusville, Florida
Death by Force

Paula Hamric

Female, age 22 · Titusville, Florida
Killed Nov 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

Paula Hamric, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on November 17, 1973, in Titusville, Florida. Her death was part of a series of murders committed by Bernard Eugene Giles, a convicted serial killer and rapist. Giles targeted young women…

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James Stanley Bullock - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

James Stanley Bullock

Male, age 27 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Nov 17, 1958 · 68 years ago

In the winter of 1958, the life of James Stanley Bullock, a 27-year-old male, was cut tragically short on the streets of Saint Louis, Missouri. On a cold evening, Bullock, who worked as a clerk for the Union Electric Company and was also a part-time student…

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Marian Pioppi - Vineland, New Jersey
Death by Force

Marian Pioppi

Female, age 30 · Vineland, New Jersey
Killed Nov 17, 1950 · 76 years ago

Marian Volpa Pioppi was a 30-year-old white/Caucasian woman from Vineland, New Jersey, part of a close-knit Italian American farming family whose homes clustered along Piney Hollow Road in nearby Franklin Township. On the evening of November 17, 1950, she was…

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Michael Mazzoli - Vineland, New Jersey
Death by Force

Michael Mazzoli

Male, age 51 · Vineland, New Jersey
Killed Nov 17, 1950 · 76 years ago

On a tragic evening in Vineland, New Jersey, 51-year-old Michael Mazzoli, a White / Caucasian male, was fatally shot in his own home. The events of November 17, 1950, unfolded when his son-in-law, Ernest Ingenito, arrived at the residence where his estranged…

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Pearl Mazzoli - Vineland, New Jersey
Death by Force

Pearl Mazzoli

Female, age 45 · Vineland, New Jersey
Killed Nov 17, 1950 · 76 years ago

In the quiet community of Vineland, New Jersey, a domestic dispute escalated into a horrific tragedy, claiming the life of 45-year-old Pearl Mazzoli and several of her family members. On the evening of November 17, 1950, Pearl's son-in-law, Ernest Ingenito…

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Theresa Pioppi - Vineland, New Jersey
Death by Force

Theresa Pioppi

Female, age 72 · Vineland, New Jersey
Killed Nov 17, 1950 · 76 years ago

On a tragic autumn evening in 1950, the quiet community of Vineland, New Jersey, was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 72-year-old Theresa Biagi Pioppi. The events of November 17th unfolded when Ernest Ingenito, the 26-year-old…

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Charles Gordon Cox - Gadsden, Alabama
Death by Force

Charles Gordon Cox

Male, age 26 · Gadsden, Alabama
Killed Nov 17, 1942 · 84 years ago

In the fading light of a November evening in 1942, a dedicated public servant, 26-year-old Charles Gordon Cox, lost his life in the line of duty in Gadsden, Alabama. A patrolman with the Gadsden Police Department for two years, Cox was a married father of two…

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John Wesley Rose - Kirksville, Missouri
Death by Force

John Wesley Rose

Male, age 60 · Kirksville, Missouri
Killed Nov 17, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 17, 1930, in Kirksville, Missouri, a dedicated lawman's life was tragically cut short. Night Marshal John Wesley Rose, a 60-year-old male who had served in law enforcement for 18 years, was on duty when he and his…

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Charles Scott - Panama-city, Florida
Death by Force

Charles Scott

Male, age 39 · Panama-city, Florida
Killed Nov 17, 1917 · 109 years ago

Charles E. Scott, a 39-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on November 17, 1917, in Panama City, Florida. Deputy Sheriff Scott was on duty when he was fatally shot with his own weapon. The incident occurred at a train depot platform near the…

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Arthur Huddleston - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Arthur Huddleston

Male, age 33 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Nov 17, 1912 · 114 years ago

On the night of November 17, 1912, a 33-year-old Male named Arthur M. Huddleston was on duty as a police officer in St. Louis, Missouri, when he and his partner were alerted to a disturbance on Washington Street. The officers responded to the frantic screams…

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John F. Daley - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

John F. Daley

Male, age 29 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Nov 17, 1904 · 122 years ago

John F. Daley, a 29-year-old white man, was on patrol in Detroit’s business district when the night turned dangerous shortly before midnight on November 17, 1904. He came upon two burglars working at the rear of William Diedrich’s store at 75 Michigan Avenue…

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Christopher Flores

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas
Killed Nov 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Christopher Flores, an 18-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Houston, TX, tragically passed away on November 17, 2022. The circumstances surrounding his death have led to a complex investigation involving potential criminal activity. Flores was found…

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Dashan Carver

Male, age 36 · Bronx, New York
Killed Nov 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in the Bronx, tragedy struck 36-year-old Dashan Carver. On November 17, 2020, at approximately 2:20 a.m., Carver was in front of 341 E. 194th Street when he was approached by at least one individual. In a sudden act of…

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Death by Force

Dennis Reaves

Male, age 49 · Rhine, Georgia
Killed Nov 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the small town of Rhine, Georgia, a family dispute turned deadly late one Saturday night in November. Just before midnight on November 16, 2019, at a home located at 387 Mill Pond Road, a heated argument broke out between two brothers, Dennis Henry Reaves…

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Loretta Williams

Female · Cove, Oregon
Killed Nov 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 17, 2018, the quiet community of Cove, Oregon, was shattered by a violent act that ended the life of 62-year-old Loretta "Retta" Ann Williams. A beautician and cosmetologist by trade, Loretta was a beloved mother…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.